Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1943 — Page 4

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stable during the war—and our own

skyrocketing right and left. \L

the prayers of Moslem, Egyptian, ‘Persian and dozens of other varie-

‘of money, and nothing much ex-

‘pears that the American soldiers’ “has not yet taken these results into ‘them: .fcan soldiers’ pay are being thrown . various sections of the globe where

~ ‘spending on a “name the price and

-jleged position of the Americans ‘often threatens co-operation and|A

tioned abroad had 10 or 20 per cent ‘of their monthly earnings paid into

: tremendously afterward.

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Willingness to Spend Raises Prices and Causes Hard-

ships Among Poorer-Paid Allies, Stowe Says: Urges Savings Plan.

: ' ‘By LELAND STOWE ' Copyright, 1043, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Ine.

¥ In the old days precious and semi-precious stones could be picked up at bargain prices in Rangoon. Then the Flying .. Tigers of the A. V. G. moved in and soon the prices for rubies, star sapphires, moonstones and all the rest had ~ doubled, tripled—and quadrupled. That was easy. The Hindus and all the other local merchants were quick to recognize fat and careless customers when they saw them. Those devil-may-care American fliers |’ were literally “lousy with dough.”

Since Burma I've been watching the same process all across India, and Iran and Iraq and Egypt; and to the gold coast, and finally, up the Brazilian coast as well. The American . soldier is the highest paid, as well as the best-fed soldier anywhere in this war. Wherever he goes he reaches into his well-padded; hip pocket ‘and, with Mr, Stowe o)) the best intentions in the world, sends prices

- Private Jenks from Jenkintown has no idea that he’s an answer to

ties of merchants. He's got plenty

citing to spend it on—so what? The results are things which Private Jenks has little time to consider and even less advance instruction to weigh them for what they are and what they mean. It even ap-

government, back in Washington,

consideration. Here are some of

1. Millions of dollars from Amerto the winds every month in the

our armed forces are stationed— simply because our boys have no conception of the “tourist” mentality of native tradesmen. 2. The effect of the influx of American troops—and of American

In take it” scale—tends to boost the cost of living radically in most

“big population centers abroad. This|_

Jump in prices hits local residents and other allied (but smaller paid) officers and men. 3. Inevitably, Yankee officers and soldiers are able to live better and eat better than the men of our allies’ forces can—and this priv-

will between our soldiers and ose who are fighting alongside

away a newly-arrived ground-crew boy was forking over a crisp fivedollar bill, with no questions asked. The next day, on an airfield in northern Nigeria, and R. A, P. ferry pilot climbed aboard our plane with a bundle of leopard skins. “You see this one?” he said to me. “It's a nice skin, all right. Before your American chaps began coming through here we used to buy a skin like that for half a pound or less. Now the natives stick us two pounds and a half for them. They won't sell them for less because they know the Americans w y almost anything they ask. Your chaps ruin the market for the rest of us.” No Fault of Soldiers “Today,” the British officer said, “The Americans in Palestine are spending all of their $200 a month to get exactly what our R. A. F. officers obtained one year-ago for exactly half as much money. The local businessmen have simply doubled their prices, and the Americans get no more for twice as much money than we used to get—with the one big difference that R. A. F. officers have a hard. time getting along. “Please don’t misunderstand me,” the British officer added very earnestly. “All this is no fault of the American aviators, or soldiers, wherever it's happening. But it does boost the war costs frightfully, and it puts an unnecessary strain on relations between American and other allied troops. Why doesn’t your government pay a certain percentage of the salaries of your American troops overseas into accounts in the United States, as is true of British and Canadian overseas forces?”

Post-War Nest Egg

That suggestion seemed sensible to me. Supposing the Yankee flight sergeant had 20 or 30 dollars a month building up into a cozy fund back home. At 30 dollars a month, after 18 months, the Yankee sergeant would come home with $540 of ready cash to spend in the U. 8. A.—where it would keep American workmen employed.

TANK OUTPUT SETS RECORD

Chrysler December Output Larger Than That of

Preceding Year.

DETROIT, Jan. 1 (U. P)—K. T. Keller, Chrysler Corporation president, said today the company’s December tank output exceeded the entire production for 1941, when Chrysler tank production was already seven months ahead of schedule.

Keller said the corporation broke all daily tank production records on Dec. 28 by making almost twice as many as oir any other day. The plant also made several huadred more tanks during December than in its best previous month. In addition, Keller said, Chrysler broke all records during December for 40-mm. Bofors anti-aircraft guns, small caliber ammunition, marine tractors, gyro-compasses "tank engines and fire fighting equipment.

DESCRIBES ALCAN ROAD

Gordon Miller, a representative of the company that is building the communication lines along the Alaskan highway, will describe the construction work at a meeting of the Scien tech club at noon Monday

in the Board of Trade building.

Says Millions Wasted

4 Finally, a huge amount of American money is being literally, wasted every month—millions of! dollars paid out for articles which | ‘should cost no more than onefourth or one-half the price. If American soldiers who are sta-

an account in the United States, the economy and price levels in foreign countries would be much more

‘American economy would benefit

Khartoum a native vendor was displaying tiny carved ivory elephants and camels. “How much?”, I asked: The vendor said boldly, | “five dollars.” I knew that one dollar would have been a fair price. for those small ivory pieces a few) months ago. But even as I turned!

EVENTS TODAY

Theater — English theater, Monument Circle, “Life With Father.” Dance—Knights of Columbus hall, 320 E. Ohio, 8 p. m. to 11 p. m, Open House—Kirshbaum center, 2314 N. Meridian st., 10 a. m. to 5 p. m, cadeties, 2 p. m. to 4:30 p. m.. swimming 10 a. m. to noon. Open House—Y. M. C. A, 310 N. Illinois st., motion pictures, gym programs, exhibits, continuous programs from 3 p. m. to 9 p. m,, cadettes 5 p. m. to 11 p. m. Open House—Illinois st. branch, cadettes, dancing, Bill Fulton and his band, 8 p. m. Open House—-Catholic U. S. O,, 124 W. Georgia st. Dormitory open. Open House—Senate ave. branch

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Y. M. C. A, cadettes and hostesses. Skating—Rollerland, 926 N. Pennsylvania st., afternoon and evening. i) Coliseum, Winter club, § p. m. to 7:30 p. m. General ice skating at Coliseum, 8 p. m,

EVENTS TOMORROW Dance—Y. M. C. A. 310 N. Ill. st. Music by the Commanders, 8:30 p. m. ‘Dance—Illinois st. branch, music by Joe Zainey and his Butler Campus orchestras, courtesy American Federation of Musicians, local 3. 3d regiment cadettes. Dance—Indiang Roof, 25 couples. Dance—Senate| ave. branch, orchestra and foor show. Dancing—Kirstibaum Center, 2314 N. Meridian st. jute box, 7:30 to “11 p. m. | Dancing—Catholic U. S. O. center, 124 W. Georgia st., cadettes until 11 p. m. Hot Buffet—Second Presbyterian church, Vermont and Pennsylvanai sts, 6 to 8 p. m. Lounge open 2 to 10 p. m. Chili. Dinner—Roberts Park Methodist church, Verniont and Delaware sts. 6to 8p m Skating—Robheris Park church, roller skating, afternoon and evening. Skating—Riverside Roller Skating Rink, 1700 W. 30th. 2 to 4:30 afternoon, 7 io 11 night.

How would you like to be facing the business end of these bayonets? Five grim and toughened young soldiers at Camp Atterbury show you what our enemies are going to have to face sooner or later. The men are members of the 330th infantry. From left to right, they are Pvt. Ray Gibits, Pvt. Philip Oberkiser, Staff {lergt. William B. Lipscomb, Pfc. Hary Mager-and Pfc, Everett Worrell.

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Changes

A year ago— Camp Atterbury was nothing but idle farm land. Stout field was a “ghost” airport with no airplanes.

Tony Hinkle was whipping the boys thrcugh their paces at Butler Fieldhouse. Ft. Harrison was hardly anything but a shipping center for draftees. Men over 28 years of age, who had been released from army service, were being called back. And draft boards which had been calling a few men at a time suddenly began issuing longer and longer lists.

Things Have Changed

That was the military picture in central Indiana about one year ago today. But things have changed since then. Camp Atterbury rose from muddy fields into a booming military camp with hundreds of buildings and thousands of men. The 83d infantry division was reactivated there Aug. 15, 1942, and already has had months of training.

field has become the bustling headquarters for the I Troop Carrier command. Several thousand soldiers work there daily from dawn to dusk. Huge transport planes and silent gliders wave and dip over the field as the men prepare for war. That change took place in less

Indiana's Military Picture

From a deserted airport, Stout|]

Vastly in Year

calling up thousands of additional men, Ft. Harrison boomed to life with an influx of draftees, many of whom were housed in tents until the building program caught up.

Since then, the fort has become a training station for the finance corps and for the 729th MP battalion. A year ago the 1500-bed Bellings general hospital at Ft. Harrison was nothing but empty buildings. About springtime, they moved in to prepare it for service. Now it’s ready for come-what-may. A year ago thousands of Hoosiers were in training for military service. During the year additional thousands were called up. Many of the first group will spend New Year's day in lands strange to them. During: 1943 thousands more Hoosiers will be sent to. battle in foreign countries.

'|today how he and his crev {sunk 69,000 tons of enem; ‘|ships and merchantment i «| ages which have taken them

1 ENEMY SH $

Crew Happlly Ea s Ice Cream on Return Fron Cruise to Jap Shores

‘By enaNK TREMAIN) United Press Stat Correspen cf A PACIFIC U. 8. NAVAL ! \SE, Nov. 21 (Delayed) —Betweer ills on a bottle of beer, the skipr + of a submarine which is the 1 rent “pet” of the U. 8. Pacific fic: told ahve ‘ViAPVOY thin a few miles of the coast of . pan. The skipper was Lieut. © mm. Henry Chester Burton, 37, .itle Rock, Ark, whose weather ilen vessel ended its latest odyse: today when it was warped in the dockside to thé welcome of = avy band playing “The Star Spa gled Banner.” The cheers of the happy, b: rded crew lining the deck twrei to shouts as the band swung ir! . the “Beer Barrel Polka” and bo: 4 of ice cream were passed out ¢ the men who had spent most © the past several months witho ¢ a glimpse of the sun.

Sampans Not Included

While his men waded in the fice cream, Comm. Burton exp! ined that the submarine’s “go to nell” flag, rippling from the pei cope shaft, was “a bit over optimist 2.” Designed by a cartoonist =! card ship, the flag bore 11 rising 5 ns— for Japanese warships and nerchantment sunk—and the + cords “so solly.” ' Comm, Burton said his

with sinking seven enemy ci fi— two transports, four freighters and a naval auxiliary—and den ging several others, including a con ert-

ww der-| water craft was credited offi ially,

Paternal respect operates in reverse when Alpheus Sloan Sir. meets Alpheus Sloan Jr. these days. Reason: The elder Sloan, 43, is a private of only two months’ standing in the army, while his {}1-year-old son sports lieutenant’s bars as a veteran of three years’ active duty. They are husband and son of Mrs. Alice Sloan, 2016 N. Talbot st.

who learned military courtesy as a volunteer in world war I, says he “absolutely” would greet his son on the street with a brisk salute instead of a fatherly hand on the shoulder. “Dad” Sloan, who engaged in skirmishes .on the Mexican border during Pershing’s campaign just previous to the last war, is stationed at Patterson field, Dayton, O. Lieut. Sloan, formerly a student at Shortridge and Washington high schools,” was mustered into active service with the Indiana national guard unit, He's in the quartermaster corps at Camp Lee, Va.

Pvt. Sloan, a strict disciplinarian ||

Lieut. Sloan (left) and Pvt.

NOT A DARLING

COLUMBUS, O, Jan..1 (U. ¥ Mrs. Ruth E. Darling isn’t a das! any more, but she’s Pleasant,’ Common pleas Judge

Clifford today granted Mrs. a divorce and restored her name: Pleasant.

ed aircraft carrier. It also ank two sampans in Japanese ti ers, he added, but such small fi not included on the “go to flag. : Comm. Burton said the bi; zest ship sunk on his .latest patrol was] “an unusually large and

“We torpedoed her,” he’sair, she caught fire but didn't sir, we put another fish into her and

finished the. job.”

than six months. The TCC was not commissioned until June 20 and it. was several weeks before soldiers, began pouring in. Since then the. army has taken over the WPA! building program there and has rushed construction on a large new hangar, a new administration building and many barracks, to take the soldiers out of “tent city.”

Navy Uses Fieldhouse

Out at Butler university, the talk was basketball and the fieldhouse held thousands of fans each week. In March it quivered under the impact of the state tournament. But that changed when summer came and the navy took over the fieldhouse as a signal school. Since then few civilians have seen inside its doors. _ Right after the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor, draft boards began!

EIGHT LOCAL WOMEN ENLIST IN WAACS

Eight Indianapolis women whe enlisted in the WAAC this week are: Ora C. Brooks, 3761 N. Meridian; Frances K. Deeds, 2049 N. Meridian; Inez M. Dickerson; 1333 Linden; Cornelia P. Dunn, 1739 S. Keystone: Lydia C. Page, R. R. 9, Box 549; Cordelia C. Shewmon, 6130 King; Mary G, Stout, 230 E. 9th, and Juanita J. Steele, 2626 Buchanan.

CHAPTER 399 MEETS The Brightwood chapter 399, O. E. S, will have a stated meeting at 8 p. m. Monday in Veritas Masonic temple. Mrs. Helen Reddick is worthy matron and Herbert Reddick is worthy patron.

Skating—Rolleriand, 926 N. Penn. st., afternoon and evening. Skating—Coliseum, ice skating, 8' p. m.

Dormitory cols available at the! Wabash st. center, 128 W. Wabash st.; Catholic U.S. O. center, 12¢ W. Georgia st.; Senate ave. center, (NegrQ) 219 N. Senate ave., Y. M. C. A, and the Y. W. C. A. for Waves. - All tickets are available at the Wabash branch. Dinners in private homes tor all men wishing them. Legal iriformation and notary public on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, 6 to 8 p. m. Illinois st. branch, 502 N. Ill. st, special parties. Canteen and lounge in the Union Station for men in, transit. All membership, privileges “of the Y.M. C. A. are pen to service men as guests. VY. Ww. C. A. lounge open to wives and friends of service men, 10 a. m. to 6 p. m.

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